Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Jan 11th, 2018 4:27PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Storm Slabs.
jlammers,
Avalanche Canada
If Friday night's storm arrives early, the avalanche danger may be higher than posted.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate - Timing of incoming weather systems is uncertain on Friday
Weather Forecast
Friday: About 5cm of the new snow with an additional 10-15cm overnight / Moderate southwest winds / Freezing level at 600mSaturday: Mix of sun and cloud / Light southwest winds / Freezing level at 1400mSunday: Mostly clear skies / Light southwest winds / Freezing level at 2300m
Avalanche Summary
On Wednesday the upper snowpack was largely unaffected by explosives control work, but it did produce a few storm slab avalanches to size 1. Ski cutting in the region also produced similar avalanche activity in isolated terrain.
Snowpack Summary
10 to 15 cm of light density snow from Monday night and Tuesday now rests on 20 to 30 cm of slightly heavier snow that fell over the weekend. This snow was redistributed by moderate to strong southeast through southwest winds on Sunday. All of this snow is above the the January 6th crust which is present to at least 2100 m, maybe higher. This crust is reportedly breakable below 2100 m. Below the crust there is about 20 cm of settled moist snow.Up to 100 cm below the surface there is a widespread melt-freeze crust that was buried on December 15th, but this layer has not produced any recent avalanche activity and is trending towards dormancy. Beneath the mid-December crust, the lower snowpack is generally strong and well settled.
Problems
Storm Slabs
New snow and wind on Friday afternoon is expected to promote new storm slab development and increase the avalanche danger at the end of the day. If the new snow arrives early, the avalanche danger may be higher than posted.
Be alert to conditions that change with elevation and time of day.Be cautious in lee features above treeline, old wind slabs rest on a buried crust.Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Jan 12th, 2018 2:00PM
